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Owings went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 15-3 win over the Padres.

Prior to this week, Owings had been in the midst of a slump in the power department, supplying only four extra-base hits in a 15-game stretch. He seemed to settle into a groove again during the three-game series, going 4-for-11 with three extra-base knocks, six RBI and four runs. The 25-year-old continues to deliver career-best numbers across the board in what could be an All-Star-worthy campaign.

Baez is batting sixth and playing shortstop Friday, Bruce Miles of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.

Addison Russell was already sharing time at shortstop with Baez and was not with the Cubs on Thursday due to an upcoming investigation by the league into a domestic violence accusation. Baez is 4-for-15 with one home run and three RBI to start June and will face the Rockies' German Marquez in the matinee clash.

Turner went 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and three stolen bases in Thursday's win over the Orioles.

The 23-year-old is arguably the hottest leadoff hitter in the league right now, and Turner has put together a .390/.432/.488 slash line with 10 steals and nine runs in his last nine games. Expect him to continue racking up big numbers in those fantasy categories from atop a very potent Nats offense.

Story was 0-for-4 with four strikeouts Thursday against the Cubs during the Rockies' 4-1 victory.

Story's struggles continued into Thursday, evidenced by the fact he could not put the ball in play. If there's a positive to take away from the evening, Story saw 25 pitches at the plate across his four at-bats. While Story's playing time isn't necessarily in jeopardy, he is slashing .212/.309/.418.

Swanson went 3-for-4 with a homer, three RBI and three runs in Wednesday's 14-1 win over Philadelphia.

The fine effort pulled his batting average back over the Mendoza Line. It's certainly been a tough year for the 2015 draft's No. 1 overall pick, but it looks like the Braves -- going nowhere as they are -- will continue giving him the opportunity to play every day and gain experience. There are almost certainly better shortstop options kicking around on most waiver wires.

Seager went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Nationals.

Seager got the Dodgers on the board in the sixth inning with a 422-foot blast to center off Stephen Strasburg. Seager's eighth homer of the season started a two-out, two-run rally that was the margin of victory for Los Angeles. The 23-year-old phenom has been scuffling lately -- he's hitting just .192 in June with one RBI -- but remains one of the best shortstops around.

D'Arnaud is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Diamondbacks.

Neither d'Arnaud or Erick Aybar have been great at the plate for San Diego, so it seems like they're locked in a timeshare for starts at shortstop until one of them shows signs of life with the bat. Aybar will pick up the start Wednesday evening.

Turner went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Dodgers.

The leadoff man now has 18 steals on the season, seven of which have come in the last week to go along with a .364/.400/.424 slash line. Turner's still got a long way to go to match last year's performance, but he's quickly making up for lost time.

Owings went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, a walk and two runs against the Padres on Tuesday.

Just 3-for-27 over his last seven appearances, Owings badly needed a bounce-back effort like this. Even with that slump, he's returned massive value for fantasy owners (most of whom likely plucked him off the waiver wire) by providing seven homers, 33 RBI and nine steals while being eligible at a number of positions.

Diaz is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Reds, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Diaz, who only has four hits in the past week, will get a night off after a string of 10 straight starts. Paul DeJong will move over to shortstop to fill the void, while Greg Garcia enters the lineup at second.